Long night it's a long night my friend The barrooms and the back street's dead end Sometimes I thought I saw the sunrise and good times in the air It was just it was just another big town with midnight's neon glare Long night it's a long night I know The bus rides and the nowhere to go I've seen what the street corners do to things like love and dreams Seen what the bottle can do to a man with his hopes and his schemes A long night what a long night it has been The wheelers and the dealers they win I've tasted the 90 proof gin and chased it away with the blues I rarely paid debts that I owed but I sure have paid my dues No daylight just a long night for me